Understanding the adolescent brain
Wwhen puberty hits and suddenly you don't recognise your own child. Clinical Psychologist Kathryn Berkett on brain development in adolescence.
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Kathryn Berkett: Do we need to change the way we do prize givings?
The school year is drawing to an end and soon enough, families will be filling school halls and gymnasiums for the end-of-year prizegiving.
For the star students or athletes, it's a moment of pride to walk across the stage and receive a well-earned award. For others, the whole thing can feel demo…
Kathryn Berkett: Do we need to change the way we do prize givings?
The school year is drawing to an end and soon enough, families will be filling school halls and gymnasiums for the end-of-year prizegiving.
For the star students or athletes, it's a moment of pride to walk across the stage and receive a well-earned award. For others, the whole thing can feel demo…
Kathryn Berkett: Who's dropping the ball with new entrants?
A new report this week found nearly 90% of Auckland primary school say there's an increasing number of new entrants starting school without bare basic skills like being toilet trained and talking properly.
These are 5 year olds who are otherwise capable, but some stage of their early childhood see…
Kathryn Berkett: Who's dropping the ball with new entrants?
A new report this week found nearly 90% of Auckland primary school say there's an increasing number of new entrants starting school without bare basic skills like being toilet trained and talking properly.
These are 5 year olds who are otherwise capable, but some stage of their early childhood see…
Listen to this and the Teen Brain Will All Make Sense! with Kathryn Berkett
There are so many things that happen with behaviour and attitude when hormones start changing in the teen years that it can be a bit of a mystery what is going on in the brain. After this conversation with Kathryn Berkett so much made sense. Kathryn has written many books translating neuroscience r…
Kathryn Berkett: The 'Jessica' trend and why it works
There's a new trend sweeping through social media - when your child is lost in a tantrum or a pre-teen spiral, you call out for your imaginary helper named Jessica, and more often than not it will confuse them enough to stop them in their tracks.
Distraction methods like this one have been used f…
Kathryn Berkett: The 'Jessica' trend and why it works
There's a new trend sweeping through social media - when your child is lost in a tantrum or a pre-teen spiral, you call out for your imaginary helper named Jessica, and more often than not it will confuse them enough to stop them in their tracks.
Distraction methods like this one have been used f…
Challenges and Progress: A Panel Discussion with our New Zealand Friends
Please join us for “Challenges and Progress: A Panel Discussion with our New Zealand Friends” with Jase Williams, Lynda Knight, Frian Wadia, and Kathryn Berkett.
Jase Williams is a TEDx Speaker who has 25 years of experience working as an educator and is the former Principal of Henry Hill School wh…
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